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English: Ovaries of Queen and Workers (Apis).

A, Abdomen of queen, under side.
 P, Petiole.
 o, o, Ovaries.
 hs, Position filled by honey-sack.
 ds, Position through which digestive system passes.
 od, Oviduct.
 co.d, Vagina.
 E, Egg-passing oviduct.
 s, Spermatheca.
 i. Intestine.
 pb, Poison bag.
 pg, Poison gland.
 st, Sting.
 p, “Palps” or “feelers” of sting.
B, Rudimentary ovaries of ordinary worker.
 sp, Rudimentary spermatheca.
C, Partially developed ovaries of fertile worker.
(From Cheshire’s Bees and Bee-keeping.)

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Bee
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Source Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 3, Page 627
Author Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911

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